[dogscoff]

I was trying to analyze the enemy ships to get the wave motion gun. I didn't have the tech, yet analyzing the ships still didn't give it to me. Of course, I had so many research points that I just gave up and researched it normally in a few turns.

The other thing about analysing is that you don't necessarily get all the knowlede to build the analysed item immediately. FOr example, if I had DUC I and I analysed a ship with DUC V, all I would get is DUC II. Similarly, if I had solar *panels* I and analysed a solar *sail*, all I'd get is solar panels II (because that's the next item on that tech tree.)

Oh, and analysing a mine layer could give me mines I, but it wouldn't give me the construction tech that is normally required to gain access to the mines tech tree.